Charge:

The Distance Education Advisory Committee is appointed by the President and charged to advise the Vice President for Technology Services regarding periodic review of New River's online and distance education programs to ensure that quality standards are established and met. The committee also provides advice and recommendations to the Vice President for Technology Services regarding continuous improvement of New River's distance education program and online student services to better meet the needs of students, businesses, and the community. The committee participates in annual updates to the technology plan and ensures that appropriate strategic objectives are addressed by way of establishing priorities and providing the services and equipment that are needed for the delivery of New River's rapidly growing distance education program. Voting members serve a two-year stint on this committee and replacement members will be nominated by the committee and appointed by the President.

Meetings:

As needed during the spring and fall academic terms. Note: Dates are listed for meetings that have been held but if minutes were not kept, then a link to them is not available.

Course evaluations are now available in Blackboard (only until midnight on 12/16) for all courses in the Fall 2016 (201701) term. These anonymous evaluations help us to improve our course delivery and we ask that all students please complete them, one for each course.

Book buyback for the fall semester will be held on the Raleigh County Campus Dec. 14 and 15 from 10 am to 6 pm and at the Greenbrier Valley Campus on Dec. 16 from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Buyback is also available online.

LPNU Spring 2017 and Winter Session students can now purchase their textbooks online through New River CTC's Bookstore.

ECSI, in conjunction with New River CTC, is offering students the opportunity to receive 1098T Tuition Statements electronically. Students interested in electronic delivery must sign up before January 10, 2017.

Complete a college course in four weeks through online study during New River CTC's Winter Session Dec. 19-Jan. 13.

Current students can register for spring 2017 classes starting Monday, Oct. 24, and new students can register for spring classes starting Monday, Nov. 14. See the Course Schedules page for a list of course offerings for the spring (201702) semester.